1
a
: something that happens : occurrence
b
: a noteworthy happening
c
: a social occasion or activity
d
: an adverse or damaging medical occurrence
a heart attack or other cardiac event
2
: any of the contests in a program of sports
3
a
: a postulated outcome, condition, or eventuality
in the event that I am not there, call the house
b
: the final outcome or determination of a legal action
c
archaic
: outcome
4
: the fundamental entity of observed physical reality represented by a point designated by three coordinates of place and one of time in the space-time continuum postulated by the theory of relativity
5
: a subset of the possible outcomes of an experiment
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Examples of event in a Sentence
The article recounted the events of the past year.
the last major event of the summer
He had no memory of the events that happened afterwards.
The accident was caused by an unusual sequence of events.
She likes to arrive at social events early.
It's the only event on the golf tour that she hasn't yet won.
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Together, the pair built their own ofrenda at home, then picked out costumes and painted their faces before heading to the annual event at the start of November on the city’s Northside.
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of the filing and determined that there are no material subsequent events to disclose or require adjustments in the financial statements.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
This year the event celebrates 25 years of honoring the best of Latin music in Spanish and Portuguese.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
With that, my team and I shifted focus from topics such as how chronic stress influences brains to how positive events – and anticipation for these events – shape neural functions.
—Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of the filing and determined that there are no material subsequent events to disclose or require adjustments in the financial statements.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
This year the event celebrates 25 years of honoring the best of Latin music in Spanish and Portuguese.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
With that, my team and I shifted focus from topics such as how chronic stress influences brains to how positive events – and anticipation for these events – shape neural functions.
—Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for event
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“Event.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/event. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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event
noun1
a
: something usually of importance that happens
b
: a social occasion or activity (as a party)
2
: eventuality
in the event of rain the ceremony will be held indoors
3
: any of the contests in a program of sports
track-and-field events
4
: a possible result in an experiment in probability or statistics
rolling a 7 is an event in the throwing of two dice
Medical Definition
event
noun
: an adverse or damaging medical occurrence
a heart attack or other cardiac event
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